The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “The Blond Boy from the Casbah” showing July 11-16 at Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre.

Passionate filmmaker Antoine travels to his birthplace, Algiers, with his young son to present his new film: an account of his childhood in mid-20th century Algeria during the country’s civil war.

As he wanders through the city, the filmmaker immerses us in the moments of happiness, laughter, and tears of his childhood – spent between school, friends, and his Jewish family. Growing up in the final moments of Algeria’s pre-independence period, the young Antoine discovers his profound fascination with cinema and starts to understand who he truly is.

“The Blond Boy from the Casbah” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre July 11-16. Showtimes will be Friday and Sunday, July 11 and 13 at 3:30 p.m.; and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14, 15 and 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.